Happy Birthday: Aaron turns 50!

 Aaron is 50! Happy Birthday!  I put like 150 photos in a reel for him on Instagram. All just 1 second long. And this compilation of 1 second clips tell how at any given moment in Aaron’s first 50 years, he has been loving and serving. He works hard, has great faith, and loves compassionately. His tender heart has made him the greatest husband, girl dad, coach, teacher, friend, and valiant servant. We will never run out of good things to say about him. Happy birthday to one of the greatest blessings in my life. 

To start the celebrations, Aaron received a bday FaceTime call from Jamae Willardson, a cute post and FaceTime from Reese and Logan, a 5am haircut from me (looking ROUGH, I am dead tired rn and currently running on fumes), and a little bday dinner with Soren and I in Fayetteville after Soren’s track meet last night. This quesadilla place was amazing! I told them it was Aaron’s 50th and they kept bringing us things. Chorizo Mac n cheese, loaded queso, and then this cup of churros with a full on firework inside it 😂😂😂 

We died laughing as it just kept going for 2 minutes at the table lol. The the chef made us a chocolate sauce for the churros. “You only turn 50 once!” So nice. 

You know who else is nice? Aaron Willardson. 

He’s kind of a dream boat, actually. I love our life together. There is a lot of chaos and our people need a lot of us. We are tired. Aaron is tired with a smile. He is doing life so well. I love him back endlessly and I look up to him so much. He carries all of us. 

Spring Break in Newport: Low Cousins

 Aaron’s sister, Janae, and family were in Newport the week of the wedding and we had a day of overlap to visit and play at the Newport Villas. We met at the pool and the kids swam. We taught them how to play Nuke Em in the sand volleyball pits then ate lunch and visited poolside. 

We took the shuttle down to Crystal Cove beach. The boys tossed a football around, kids got in the ocean. It was especially fun to catch up with Madeline and Preston about BYU, dance, orchestra, study abroad and mission plans. 

We each made our own dinner plans, then met at the fire pits for late night s’mores, water slides, and a face time with Reese, Logan, and sister Willardson. Jamae was walking through the market and showed us all the cool fruits and fish sitting out for purchase. 

I sent this pic to Lynda, who loves the beach. She said. “my cute kids on the beach!”

Spring Break in Ca: Lakers Game

On the last night of Spring Break, Aaron took Corbin and Soren to a Lakers game. The boys were super excited to watch LeBron and Luka, and for the chance to catch LeBron sharing court time with his son Brony. LeBron gave his first in game assist on record to Brony and Brony hit a 3. Even though I was happy to stay at the hotel with the younger kids for a puzzle and nachos night, I felt a little FOMO knowing they were living up NBA dreams at crypto arena. I’m also so happy for them. Aaron has fond memories of Lakers games with his dad and brothers. He was super pumped to share this with Corbin and Soren. The Lakers beat the Nets 116-99 and was a perfect ending to our spring break in California.